Legal Opinion
Fitzgerald v. Franklin Life Insurance
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 1, 1979No. Civ. A. N-76-675PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORTHROP, Chief Judge.
In this case, the plaintiff, Judith M. Fitzgerald, brought suit for payment of a $50,-000 insurance policy on the life of her deceased husband, John M. Fitzgerald. The defendant, Franklin Life Insurance Company, defended against the claim on the ground that a material misrepresentation as to the deceased’s health on a reinstatement application voided the policy. At the end of all the evidence, the defendant moved for a directed verdict. The Court denied this motion and permitted the case to go to the jury. The jury returned a verdict of $34,-000 for the plaintiff.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. Hilton-GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Cohen v. American Home Assurance Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- Pauline Apolskis v. Concord Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Mutual Life Insurance v. MullanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1908
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. SamisCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1937
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3Cited by23 opinions
- North American Specialty Insurance v. SavageDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1997
- Home Insurance Co. of Illinois v. Spectrum Information Technologies, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1996
- Dominant Investments 113, LLC v. United States Liability Insurance Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 2017
- Clemons v. American Casualty Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1993
- Jackson v. Hartford Life and Annuity Ins. Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 2002
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